Love and Rockets, Vol. II #17
By Leroy Douresseaux
September 27, 2006 - 11:59
Fantagraphics Books
Writer(s): Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez
Penciller(s): Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez
Cover Artist(s): Gilbert Hernandez
Then, it’s back to Gilbert (who had a hardcover graphic novel, Sloth, recently published by DC/Vertigo) with “Julio’s Day,” which finds Julio trying to fit in at his new home.
In “Tuesday is… One More Tuesday,” Jaime allows Hopey and Maggie a heart to heart to conclude the current Hopey tale.
The issue concludes with Gilbert’s “Dumb Solitaire,” wherein Fritz’s motivational speaker ex-husband Mark Herrera sees his career rebounding, and he gets an invitation to join the Elusive Exclusive Club.
Under a gorgeous Gilbert cover – a sort of jagged screen montage of some of the many personas of Fritz, this issue of L&R is a showcase for Gilbert, emphasizing his ability to use a succession of small tales to weave a measureless tapestry of the life of Luba and the lives of the people connected to her.
Normally, I’d fawn over Jaime’s contributions, but this issue is a wonderful sample of Gilbert the (graphic) novelist and of why he is the best writer in American comics – period.
8 of 10
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